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They're friendly," she said, "it's all right, Will, they're looking for us, they knew we were here... And it's odd, I can't quite make it out... Dr. Malone ?"
She said the name half to herself, because she couldn't believe Dr. Malone would be in this world. Still, the alethiometer , but not with the mild, passive curiosity of cows gathering at a gate. These were individuals, lively with intelligence and purpose. They were people.
Will and Lyra moved down the slope until they were close enough to speak to them. In spite of what Lyra had said, Will kept his hand on the knife.
"I don't know if you understand me," Lyra said cautiously, "but I know you're friendly. I think we should...”
The leader moved his trunk and said, "Come see Mary. You indicated her clearly, although of course it couldn't give her name. Lyra put it away and stood up slowly beside Will."I think we should go down to them," she said. "They en't going to hurt us."Some of them had stopped, waiting. The leader moved ahead a little, trunk raised, and they could see how he propelled himself with powerful backward strokes of his lateral limbs. Some of the creatures had gone to the pond to drink; the others waited
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